Rain brings relief from scorching heat in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The citizens experienced relief from hot weather conditions as parts of Odisha witnessed rainfall and thunderstorm activity on Saturday. The twin city have witnessed rainfall in the late Saturday night and the morning of Sunday.

The temperature has dropped significantly in the state due to the sudden rains. Under the effects of Kalbaisakhi, rainfall activity was seen in various parts of the state for the past two days. Some parts of west and interior Odisha including Bhubaneswar, and Cuttack have experienced rainfall along with hailstorms.

Rain along with lightning and thunderstorm will be witnessed in some places of Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Cuttack, Khurdha, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts in the next three hours. These places will also experience gusty winds at a speed of 30-40 km per hour.

The state will receive thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and gusty winds under the influence of baisakhi for the next four day.

The Meteorological Centre has issued an orange warning for 18 districts of North, South and Coastal Odisha today. Most of these districts may experience light to moderate rain with thundershowers. There is a possibility of hailstorm in 7 districts including Boudh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada and Koraput.

MeT has issued orange warning to 21 districts and yellow warning to nine districts for tomorrow. Some places of Koraput, Rayagada, Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Cuttack districts will likely receive heavy rain. Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal districts may experience hailstorm with stormy winds with speeds of 40-50 km per hour.

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